SAU Men's Basketball Opens Four-Game Road Stretch Against Fayetteville State Saturday (Feb. 2)

RALEIGH, N.C. (Feb. 1) – After playing eight of their last nine games at home, Saint Augustine's University hits the road for four consecutive games starting with Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, N.C., on Saturday, Feb. 2. Tipoff is 4 p.m. inside Capel Arena.

Below is more info about the game:

ADMISSION
$12 general admission for the men's contest, which is part of a doubleheader.

LIVE VIDEO AND LIVE STATS
Click HERE for live video or go to fsubroncos.com, theciaasn.com (CIAA Sports Network) or saintaugfalcons.com.

Click HERE for live stats or go to fsubroncos.com or saintaugfalcons.com.

RECORDS
Saint Augustine's University (2-4 Southern Division, 6-13 overall); Fayetteville State University (1-4 Southern Division, 3-15 overall).

FALCON FACTS
- The Falcons have held nine of their last 12 opponents under 70 points.

- The Falcons have made nine or more three-pointers in 10 games. They lead the CIAA in three-point field goal percentage (38.8).

- Tyre Gathright (Sr./Wilmington, NC) averages a team-high 19 points a game on 44 percent shooting.

SCOUTING FAYETTEVILLE STATE
- The Broncos and Falcons are tied at 5-5 in the last 10 games at Capel Arena. The Broncos have won four of the last five contests at home.

- Five Broncos average nine or more points including team scoring leader Joshua Bryant (12.0).

- Will Brown ranks second in the CIAA in blocked shots per game (2.4)

LAST MEETING AT CAPEL ARENA
Rashad George scored 14 points and Tyre Gathright added 11 points as Saint Augustine's University closed out the regular season with a 67-48 victory over Fayetteville State on Feb. 24, 2018.

LAST GAME
Tyre Gathright tied a season-high with 27 points and recorded a career-high 12 rebounds, but Saint Augustine's University fell in overtime to Livingstone College 69-66 at Emery Gymnasium on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The double-double was the first for Gathright in a Falcons' uniform.

Fayetteville State scored a season high in points, but the Broncos suffered a 107-87 loss to Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Shaw took control early in the first half for a 51-33 halftime lead. Fayetteville State played better in the second half but couldn't close the double-digit deficit. Xavier Williams and Denzell Hosch led the Broncos' effort with 17 points.

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